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Hunterdon County seeks input on $800K LINK transportation program nj.com, 08/04/2025 County Commissioners Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge tapinto.net, 08/04/2025 - NJTPA Mention Sussex County unveils mobile health clinic to expand access to services across 24 municipalities wrnjradio.com, 08/04/2025 Road Configuration, Traffic Signal Upgrades Proposed for Newark Riverfront Path Connection tapinto.net, 08/04/2025 - NJTPA Mention Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge over Shrewsbury River now open to all motor vehicle traffic Asbury Park Press, 08/04/2025 - NJTPA MENTION Murphy administration announces $150M in county aid for local infrastructure improvements wrnjradio.com, 07/31/2025 Road to Zero - Somerset County Joins National Initiative to Reduce Crashes, Injuries and Deaths tapinto.net, 07/31/2025 Watchdog Probing Newark Air Traffic Move Following Outages msn.com, 07/31/2025 Take a Ride on New York City’s Future Train Line nytimes.com, 07/31/2025 Beating the heat isn’t so easy with a disability. NJ wheelchair user share tips NorthJersey.com, 07/29/2025 Over a Third of NJ Bridges Need Repairs, Report Finds New Jersey Digest, 07/29/2025 NJ TRANSIT seeks design proposals for new facility Transportation Today, 07/28/2025 New Jersey MVC warns drivers about this latest text scam demanding money NJ.com, 07/28/2025 (PAYWALL) Assemblywoman Dunn meets with NJDOT commissioner after I-80 sinkhole repairs, calls for long-term solutions wrnjradio.com, 07/28/2025 Analysis says Turnpike project will boost economy by $2.8 billion, create about 25,000 jobs roi-nj.com, 07/28/2025 Hunterdon County celebrates 40th anniversary of LINK Transportation System wrnjradio.com, 07/28/2025 Regional Roundup A roundup of transportation news from daily, weekly and online outlets. Gov. Phil Murphy signs NJ mobile driver license law. What comes next? NorthJersey.com, 07/28/2025 - A bill to allow mobile driver’s licenses in New Jersey was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy last week. The new law, first introduced in January 2024, will make it possible for state residents to get mobile driver's licenses or identification cards that they can access on smartphones or other electronic devices. A third of new members on U.S. transportation advisory committee have NJ ties NorthJersey.com, 07/24/2025 — Of the 12 men appointed to an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this month, at least four have New Jersey ties. Here are the rules N.J. student drivers will now need to know to get a driver’s license NJ.com, 07/23/2025 - Student drivers in New Jersey will be required to learn how to share the road with bikes, scooters and other non-motorized transportation under a new law, but it will be at least a year before they are tested on the new material. The reason why the air-conditioning stops working on some NJ Transit trains NJ.com, 07/23/2025 (PAYWALL) - With another scorching heatwave forecast for Friday commuters riding NJ Transit trains are hoping the air conditioning is working. Air conditioning problems led to the canelation of 13 trains during an extreme June heatwave, when temperatures reached triple-digits. N.J. drivers can now get a digital license on their phones. Here’s how. NJ.com, 07/23/2025 (PAYWALL) - New Jersey drivers will soon be able to show digital licenses on their smartphones after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Wednesday. New Jersey joins 15 states and Puerto Rico that offer digital licenses, a goal outlined by Murphy in the State of the State address in January. NJ nonprofit delivers more than 200 bikes to Africa Fox 5 NY, 07/22/2025 - A small nonprofit with New Jersey roots delivers more than just transportation. Bikes are a way of life in New York City, but 7,000 miles away in the rural villages of southeastern Africa, a bicycle can be the difference between life and death, or education and dropout. NJ Turnpike Authority taking more land for controversial Hudson County project NorthJersey.com, 07/22/2025 - The New Jersey Turnpike Authority board approved plans to buy or seek easements on 16 additional properties for the controversial $11 billion Newark Bay-Hudson County expansion expected to begin construction next year. NJ TRANSIT ratifies new deal with engineers trains.com, 07/21/2025 — The NJ Transit board of directors has approved the agency’s contract with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, after learning some of the key provisions of the deal. The board’s unanimous vote on Thursday, July 17, ends a years-long dispute between NJ Transit and its engineers that included a brief strike in May. Toll of Commuting: Via microtransit offers rideshares across New Jersey cities newjersey.news12.com, 07/21/2025 - Sometimes, half of the toll of commuting is just getting to the train station or bus stop. A microtransit company with rideshares across New Jersey is aiming to make that part of the commute a little easier. NJ Transit Board adopts $3.16B operating budget, $1.7B in capital funding for FY 2026 wrnjradio.com, 07/21/2025 - The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors on Thursday approved the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 operating and capital budgets, advancing investment in infrastructure, workforce, and services that support public transportation across New Jersey. New Jersey partners with U.S. VA for improved health care access for veterans on the move tapinto.net, 07/17/2025 - Transportation agencies from around New Jersey are now partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to broaden awareness about health care for veterans as they move around the state. News Archive Get the weekly Regional Roundup of news sent to you by subscribing to the NJTPA E-list. Research Transfers Some recent research postings from InTransition magazine. Walking and Biking Accounts for <10% of Trips in Most of the U.S. Walking and biking accounts for less than 10 percent of trips in more than two-thirds of U.S. counties, according to a new report. Density, Street Design Lead to More Walking, Biking. Density and street design are the strongest predictors of high walking and biking rates, with a recent study suggesting that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, Denmark, private vehicle emissions could be cut by 6 percent and generate $435 million in health benefits. Low-Stress Bicycle Facilities Nearly Double Ridership Ridership along protected bike lanes is 80 percent higher than along standard bike lanes and more than four times higher than roads without bicycle facilities. Issues & Insights A list of links to recent articles, reports and announcements relating to transportation policy, legislation and research. America’s first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger CNN, July 29, 2025 - US freight railroads are crucial to America’s economy, carrying about 30% of the nation’s freight in terms of weight, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Trains transport autos, retail goods, food and energy products, as well as raw materials and parts needed to run America’s factories. Denver’s hottest music venue is… under the highway? Rocky Mountain PBS, July 25, 2025 - AEG was heavily influenced by Under the K-Bridge, a venue in Brooklyn under the Kosciuszko Bridge. Once dubbed the “most hated” bridge in the city by The New York Times, the outdoor venue is now considered one of the city’s “most unique and hippest venues.” NYC to Build Freight EV Charging Depot in the Bronx Transport Topics, July 23, 2025 - New York City will break ground in 2026 on its first freight-refocused EV depot at Hunts Point in the Bronx, featuring 32 DC fast chargers and 10 Level 2 ports. Los Angeles no longer ranks as worst US city for traffic BBC, July 23, 2025 - Washington, D.C. has overtaken Los Angeles as the U.S. city with the worst traffic, in annual rankings from ConsumerAffairs. The cities with the least traffic congestion are Rochester, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah, and Cleveland, Ohio. What Free Transit Looks Like in Albuquerque, Nearly Two Years After the City Eliminated Fares Next City, July 21, 2025 - About a year and a half later, transit officials and advocates say the zero-fare program is working as intended, by serving the city’s lowest-income residents. Read More...